Kyle Voissem was convicted of animal cruelty in a bench trial that began Monday and concluded Tuesday, the state's attorney's office said.

Voissem was charged with a felony count of animal cruelty in January 2012, upped from a previous misdemeanor charge from December 2011, the Sun-Times reported.

Voissem was making macaroni and cheese in his Pilsen apartment in the 1700 block of South Des Plaines Street in October 2011 when his dog, a mountain cur, urinated on the floor. Voissem threw scalding water on the dog, the Tribune reported.

A psychological evaluation was ordered and Voissem's sentencing was scheduled for May 20, the state's attorney's office said.

"Throughout all of this, Bryon was extremely affectionate and still wanted to please people," the website said. "Byron had a short stay at the Society, a total of 12 days, before his forever family showed up to take him into their loving home where he now resides."